Where does “arcfestés” come from?
arcfestés (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian arc, from Hungarian orr, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.
arcfestés (Hungarian): face painting
Ancestry of “arcfestés”, step by step
arcfestés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian arc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | arc | face |
| 2 | Hungarian | orr | nose; nasal, naso- |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wëre | peak |
via Hungarian festés
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | festés | paintwork; dyeing |
| 2 | Hungarian | fest | to paint; to dye; to look in some way |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pëčɜ- | color; to color, paint |
Words derived from “arcfestés”